Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Snowflake•Menlo Park, CA

About The Position

Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will be embedded with customers to lead the modernization of their data and application ecosystem using the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. You will partner closely with clients to understand their business challenges and design, build, and implement cutting-edge data solutions on Snowflake. Your role is crucial in enabling customers to harness the full potential of their data, driving insights, and powering AI initiatives. You'll act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring customers achieve significant business value and success with Snowflake.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, Java or C++.
Experience with developing AI/ML applications.
Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing & data lake concepts, and cloud data platforms.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client-facing environment.
To accelerate successful outcomes and foster trust, the role may involve travel up to 20% of the time to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Strong proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases and data integration technologies.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience implementing solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.

Responsibilities

Software Development: Design, build, and deploy robust software systems, tooling, and automation required to support customer solutions on Snowflake. Create comprehensive documentation for developed solutions, technical configurations, and best practices.
Data Engineering & Platform Implementation: Design and implement scalable data pipelines and modern data architectures on Snowflake. Ensure data quality, integrity, and efficient processing within the customer's modern data environment.
Performance Optimization & Best Practices: Analyze and optimize data models, queries, and data processing workflows to maximize performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness within the Snowflake environment. Champion Snowflake best practices.
Modern Data Solutions: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern data integration tools and techniques suitable for the Snowflake ecosystem, helping customers evolve their data capabilities.
Client Collaboration and Enablement: Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and training to client teams on leveraging the Snowflake platform effectively, including data management, analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and reporting/BI integration.
Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and operational issues.